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BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 212

Special provisions for re - transmission of programs

  (1)   Subject to this section, the regulatory regime established by this Act does not apply to a service that does no more than:

  (a)   re - transmit programs that are transmitted by a national broadcasting service; or

  (b)   re - transmit programs that are transmitted by a commercial broadcasting licensee or a community broadcasting licensee:

  (i)   within the licence area of that licence; or

  (ii)   outside the licence area of that licence in accordance with permission in writing given by the ACMA.

  (2)   No action, suit or proceeding lies against a person in respect of the re - transmission by the person of programs as mentioned in subsection   (1).

  (2A)   However, the rule in subsection   (2) does not prevent an action, suit or proceeding against a person under the Copyright Act 1968 for infringement of copyright subsisting in a work, a sound recording or a cinematograph film, where:

  (a)   the infringement is in respect of the re - transmission by the person of programs as mentioned in subsection   (1); and

  (b)   the re - transmission is not provided by a self - help provider.

  (2C)   The Minister may give the ACMA a written direction about the exercise of the power conferred by subparagraph   (1)(b)(ii).

  (3)   A reference in this section to a re - transmission does not include a reference to:

  (a)   a re - transmission by a commercial television broadcasting licensee of the programs transmitted by any of the licensee's commercial television broadcasting services; or

  (aa)   a re - transmission by a commercial radio broadcasting licensee of the programs transmitted by any of the licensee's commercial radio broadcasting services; or

  (b)   a re - transmission by a community broadcasting licensee (other than a designated community radio broadcasting licensee) of the programs transmitted by the licensee's community broadcasting service; or

  (ba)   a re - transmission by a designated community radio broadcasting licensee of the programs transmitted by any of the licensee's community radio broadcasting services; or

  (c)   a re - transmission by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of the programs transmitted by any of its national broadcasting services, being national broadcasting services covered by paragraph   13(1)(a); or

  (d)   a re - transmission by the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation of the programs transmitted by any of its national broadcasting services.

  (4)   In this section:

"cinematograph film" has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968 .

"self-help provider" has the meaning given by section   212A.

"sound recording" has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968 .

"work" has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968 .



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